Age differences in perceived workload across a short vigil

Ergonomics

Volumn 45, Issue 13, 2002, Pages 949-960

  Bunce, David ^a   Sisa, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age; Sustained attention; Vigilance; Workload

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; MONITORING;

WORKLOAD RATING;

ERGONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALERTNESS; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CASE FINDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIATION; DISSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRUSTRATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PERCEPTION; RATING SCALE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; THEORETICAL STUDY; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ATTENTION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0037145620     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130210166483     Document Type: Article

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